Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 2
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| Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 2 | |
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| Story Guide | |
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| Released | 04 August 1995 |
| Publisher | Shueisha, Inc. |
| Catalog No. | ISBN 4-08-782752-6 |
| Retail | ¥1,800 (tax included) |
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| Format | JIS B5 (18.2 × 25.7 cm) |
| Pages | 265 pages |
"Story Guide" is the second of seven hardcover volumes in the Daizenshuu (大全集, "Great Complete Collection") series of guidebooks covering the Dragon Ball series.
Overview
This second daizenshuu covers the story aspects of the Dragon Ball manga, and in turn the majority of this guide is dedicated to simply summarizing the events of each tankōbon volume. The information provided is organized in useful ways throughout the guide, such as providing "personal histories" that show the various character ages, forms, and the interaction of the characters throughout the course of the series. Included before the table of contents is an introduction message from Akira Toriyama and the guides title page, which features the illustration from Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #33.
Insert Poster
The book features a foldout poster of the guides respective cover illustration drawn by Akira Toriyama. On the opposite side of the poster is a character correlation diagram that links all of the main characters back to Son Goku and to each other.
Shenlong Times
As a special bonus for buying the daizenshuu, Shueisha included a small newspaper type pamphlet called the "Shenlong Times". This eight-page pamphlet contains a round-table interview with Akira Toriyama and his three past editors, Kazuhiko Torishima (first editor), Yū Kondō (second editor), and Fuyuto Takeda (third editor). The center of the pamphlet contains a short comic drawn by Toriyama detailing his life following the completion of series, which he is "incredibly glad" has ended. Following the comic is an "I Love Dragon Ball" section, which features a brief interview with actor and singer Shingo Katori of the boy band SMAP. The pamphlet ends with a "Dragon Ball News" section, showcasing new and upcoming Dragon Ball merchandise.
Contents
Introduction by Akira Toriyama
It seems that the second of the complete works is a "story edition". For me, having drawn the manga by the seat of my pants, to have it called a "story" is only embarrassing. Even so, I suppose that my job of thinking up the story was a little more fun than when I was drawing the pictures. Ah, but to speak frankly, the second half of the story was difficult because I somewhat overdid thinking it up. Though I did a good job continuing it like that... I think.
— Akira Toriyama
Chapter 1: Bulma and Son Goku
The book begins with the entire first chapter of Dragon Ball being reprinted in full color. At the time of its publication, this was the first time this chapter was available in full color since it was first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 10 years earlier. This reprinted version is roughly the same size as it was printed in Weekly Shōnen Jump, which is much larger than the tankōbon release.
Before Dragon Ball
This two-page section is divided up into two parts, with each showcasing Akira Toriyama's early ideas and designs for Dragon Ball. It displays most of his original concepts and story attempts, such as Dragon Boy, Tonpū's Big Adventure, as well as a few conceptual drawings.
Adventure History
The main section of the book provides a recap of the entire manga series, listing one tankōbon volume per page with their respective chapters. Each volume cover is displayed, along with its title, main events, and general synopsis. Each chapter also has a very brief description, highlighting the main events of the chapter.
Original Color Works
This two-part section showcases the color manga pages originally drawn by Akira Toriyama for publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Unfortunately, the majority of them are not printed in their full size, but are instead shrunk down to display multiple manga pages in each part of the section. However, all of these original colored pages have since been reprinted in the series' kanzenban releases.
Personal History
Chronological Table of Characters
This table displays 28 of the series' main characters and lists in which tankōbon volumes they appear.
Growing Up
A listing of some of the series' main characters and how they have grown throughout the manga. These characters include Son Goku, Son Gohan, Son Goten, Trunks (young & old), Piccolo, Vegeta, Bulma, Kuririn, Yamcha, Kame-Sen'nin, Tenshinhan, Chiaotzu, Chi-Chi, Gyūmaō, Mister Satan, and Videl.
Human Drama
Following suit with the previous sections, this section also pertains to the main characters, listing each of their various relationships and interactions with the other characters throughout the series.
Sub Characters
This section provides some brief character information for many of series' minor characters, along with some of their contributions to the manga.
Battle History
Chronological Table of Battles
This chronological table of battles focuses on the major battles seen throughout the Dragon Ball manga, including individuals that won, lost, or whether the battle was a draw.
Final Battle
This section provides an in-depth look at the seven big battles seen in Dragon Ball — Piccolo Daimaō, Ma Junior, Raditz, Vegeta, Freeza, Cell, and Majin Buu. Each battle is split up into different acts, and lists some additional information, such as a list of the participants and corresponding chapters to certain events within the battle.
Special Attacks
An in-depth guide to some of the major techniques used throughout the manga. However since this section is so specific, it does omit the majority of the series' techniques, although those omitted are included in Daizenshuu 7.
All Battles
This is a list of all 187 battles that take place in the manga. Each battle lists the winner, the tankōbon volume and chapter it can be found in, and a short synopsis of the battle.
Chapter 519: Bye-Bye Dragon World
The book ends with an entire reprint of the final chapter of Dragon Ball. Interestingly, this reprinting was published a little less than three months after the chapter had premiered in Weekly Shōnen Jump and almost two months prior to it being printed in tankōbon form.
Akira Toriyama Super Interview
This is a four page interview with Akira Toriyama from 23 May 1995 at the Rougairou Restaurant (Chinese) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. In the interview Toriyama discusses the story of Dragon Ball, including the influence of the Chinese tale Journey to the West, the introduction of the Tenka'ichi Budōkai, his development of the story, and the escalation of the enemy characters.
Notes
- The second daizenshuu has never been officially translated and released outside of Japan.
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